India vs England Hockey Time, Preview and Live Score: World Cup 2010

India vs England World Cup has really become a do or die match for Indian team as if they fail to win it then they will be out the event. In other words, they will have no hope of advancing to semifinals. First thing is the time of the match and I am giving it below:

Live Score: India vs England Hockey Live Updates

Match India vs England Pool B match

Date: 6 March 2010

Day: Saturday

Start or Kick-off time: 20:35 (Indian Time)

Venue: Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi

Right now, both the teams have played 3 matches and England has got full 9 points by winning all the 3 matches. In the first match, England defeated mighty Australia. Then, England defeated South Africa by 6-4 and earlier today, they defeated Pakistan by 5-2. If they can just win one of the two remaining matches then they will surely play in semifinals. However, they will not want to wait for the last match because the last match will be against Spain and Spain is also hoping to go to the semifinals. In fact, from Pool B, I think that the main fight will take place among Australia, England Spain to go to semifinals. South Africa is already out of contention and India and Pakistan are not in good position in the point table.

On the other hand, only a miracle can perhaps save India. Not only they have to win the remaining two matches but also they have to be lucky that other teams don’t win 4 matches. Mathematically, India has every hope of going in the semifinals but I am not hopeful of their chance. From 3 matches, India just scored 8 goals while England players could manage 14. This shows the difference between these two teams. Earlier today, India lost to Spain.

It is a big pity that the host team is going to be out of the competition in an early stage.

The match will be live in Doordarshan and Ten Sports for Indian viewers. 

India vs Spain Hockey Live Score, Time and Preview: World Cup 2010

India and Spain will take in an important match on 4 March 2010. First of all I am giving the time of India vs Spain match:

Day: Thursday

Starting Time: 20:35 PM local Indian time

Venue: Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi
For LIve score of the India vs Spain match, visit this link:
India vs Spain World Cup Hockey 2010 Match Live Score

The current condition of the two teams is that both of them won one match while lost one. They have 3 points from two matches and just because of better goal difference Spain is in 3^rd position in Pool B while India is in 4^th position. In this pool, Australia is in second position with 3 points and because of better goal difference. So, who ever loses in this match can perhaps say goodbye to the dream of playing in the semifinals.

While watching the first two matches, what I felt was that the main problem of Indian hockey team is that they are yet to be a good unit and they want to run after individual glory. Another problem is that they became very happy and confident after defeating Pakistan in the opening day by 4-1 goals. While, yesterday, Indian team suffered a terrible thrashing at the hand of Australia, Pakistan could manage a very hard earned victory against Spain.

Spain did not play that bad against Pakistan last night but they were a bit unlucky. Now, in the next match, Spain will surely try to defeat India and keep hope of going to the semifinals alive. Spain is in 3^rd position in hockey ranking while India is in 12^th position. So, it should have been an easy match for Spanish hockey team. However, India is playing in their own venue and 19,000 fans are there to shout for every attack of Indian team.

The match can be watched live in a number of TV channels. Some websites provide live scores too and just before that match starts, I will provide a link to live score and updates of the India vs Spain hockey match. 

Pakistan vs Spain Time and Live TV Channels: World Cup Hockey 2010

Pakistan lost the first match against arch rival India on the opening day of World Cup Hockey 2010. It was a humiliating defeat and it naturally frustrated and angered many people back in home. Now, it is time for them to face Spain in the next match. In this entry, I am going to write about the time and TV channels involving Pakistan vs Spain match. Spain won the opening match against South Africa. Spain won by 4-2.

Pakistan vs Spain match will take place on 2 March 2010 (Tuesday) and it will start at 18:35 Indian Time. Spain vs Pakistan match is going to take place on Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi. In fact, all the matches are taking place in this venue only.

About India vs Pakistan match, BBC reported:

andeep Singh scored from two penalty corners to bring India a 4-1 victory - their first win in four matches against Pakistan.

Pakistan's coach said India had played better but all was "not over yet".

While about Spain’s win, Times of India wrote:

Spain, ranked third in the world, were forced to come back from a goal down to the 13th ranked African champions and eventually managed to win 4-2 in Pool B.

The pace was relentless but the match was cleanly fought, with the only injury casualty being Irish umpire Colin Hutchinson, who was replaced by the Malaysian Amarjit Singh midway through the first half.

The match will be shown live in different TV channels. If you have access to Ten Sports then it is fine. In Pakistan, PTV will also telecast the match. For more information on TV channels, visit this entry:

World Cup Hockey 2010 Live telecast in Ten Sports, PTV, Doordarshan and Others TV Channels

I think that Spain is the hot favorite in tomorrow’s match as they are now ranked third. If Pakistan wins then it will be the end of their dream to play in the semifinals. 

India vs Pakistan Preview and Live Score: World Cup Hockey 2010

Final Score of the match:
India has won by 4-1
World Cup Hockey is going to start from tomorrow February 28, 2010, and in the opening day arch rivals India and Pakistan are going to play against each other. This time, the event is going to take place in India and that is why millions of people of these two countries are eagerly waiting for this match. 
For live score and Updates of the match, visit this entry:
India vs Pakistan Live Updates Hockey World Cup 2010
India vs. Pakistan World Cup Hockey 2010 will start at 20:35 local time India and it will be broadcast in many TV channels right across the world.

A few weeks ago, the two countries met with each other in Argentina in Champion’s Challenge Cup. In the semi-final match, Pakistan defeated India by 6-3 goals. Before that, in May 2009, the two countries played against each other in Malaysia in Asia cup and Pakistan defeated India by 3-2 goals.  

When there is any hockey match involving the two countries then it is always a memorable event for the supporters of these two countries. It is always a huge mental pressure for the players of the both sides because there are expectations of millions of people. It does not matter what Pakistan or India does in the whole tournament but this is a must-win match for both the teams. This pressure is sometimes too much.

Both Indian and Pakistan are in pool-B in this world cup. Australia, England, Spain, and South Africa are the other remaining teams of this pool. So, a win tomorrow is not just a win over the arch rival but an important one for the pool-B. In this pool, Australia and England both are very strong teams.

If we take a look at the history of hockey world cup then we would see that Pakistan won the tournament four times; the maximum number. Pakistan won the Hockey World Cup in 1971, 1978, 1982 and 1994. However, after 1994, Pakistan failed to even reach the top four. India won the Hockey World Cup only once in 1975. So, it is exactly thirty five years that India has not won the title of any hockey world cup. After 1975, India, like Pakistan, failed to make it to the top four. Thus, Pakistan perhaps has better record in Hockey World Cup history compared to India.

This time, India is taking part in the event as the host country. On the other hand, Pakistan is taking part because of winning a qualification tournament. Pakistan qualified after playing against Japan, Poland, France, Russia and Italy. Both the two countries could not win the Asia Cup Hockey in 2009 that took place in Malaysia. In fact, in Asia Cup Hockey, it was South Korea who won the trophy. 

 There is now a lot of war-of-words between Pakistan and India camp. Pakistan’s hockey-captain, Zeeshan Ashraf stated that his players were confident that they would win the upcoming match with India that would take place at Dhanchand Stadium in New Delhi, the capital of India. The sitting capacity of the stadium is 19,000 and all the tickets have been sold. Recently, in a practice match, Pakistan drew 1-1 with Canada which upset many Pakistani hockey fans. So, the Pakistani players are now eager to show their countrymen that they can defeat their arch-rival, India.

There is same kind of optimism in Indian camp. Indian hockey team captain, Rajpal Singh, is also confident about winning the match. He is hopeful that his team would make it to the top four. If it happens then it would be an excellent thing for the Indian hockey for the sports have been struggling for quite some time. Leslie Claudius was the captain of the Indian hockey team in the Rome Olympics in 1960. He stated that if India can win tomorrow’s match then it would help them in the tournament. He is hoping to see a very competitive match.  

The relationship between India and Pakistan is not that good in the last two years. As a result, the Pakistani hockey team is kept in high-security at New Delhi. The players have been advised not to travel alone and whenever, they go out, security guards accompany them to ensure their safety. Security measures have also been taken for tomorrow’s match.

There is a lot of anger in Pakistan because last month, in the IPL auction, all the Pakistani players were left out. This matter was like an insult to the Pakistani people and they are expecting that their hockey team can take revenge for the IPL insult. On the other hand, many people in India blame Pakistan for the terrorist attack in Mumbai in November 2008 and they also want to take revenge by defeating Pakistan in tomorrow’s match.

As there is this kind of angry feelings between the two countries and the people, it is going to be a match in which, the players would become very tensed and nervous. I just hope that they do not engage into any kind of violence. I also expect to see a clean match.

If you ask me who will win the match then I have to say that India has the upper-hand because it is their home venue. However, India’s recent performance is not so good and Pakistan defeated in both the matches they played in the last one year. So, it is not clear to me who will win tomorrow’s match.

As for live coverage of the match, you can watch the matches. I am giving you the link to the entry containing the name of TV channels.

Who will win?

World Cup Hockey 2010 Live telecast in Ten Sports, PTV, Doordarshan and Others TV Channels

World Cup Hockey 2010 is going to start from Sunday 28^th February 2010. In the opening day, India and Pakistan are going to play against each other and it will perhaps become the most watched match in television in the entire tournament. This time, the event is taking place in India and you know that the national sport of India is hockey. Of course these days, hockey does not have the same popularity in this country like the past. However, many people are interested about this sport and you can be sure that many will go to the stadiums when the matches involving India will be played.

Anyway, for most of us who do not live in India but are interest to watch the matches of world cup hockey on television, there is good news that many TV channels will broadcast the matches. I am very happy to see that this time a record number of TV channels are going to broadcast the matches live and as a result millions of people around the world in every continent will be able enjoy them.

First of all, I like to talk about Ten Sports because Ten Sports has been giving a lot of coverage to the tournament. Ten Sports is popular in South Asia and in Middle East. It is a based in UAE. Ten Sports regularly broadcast hockey events.

Ten Sports may be a popular TV channel in South Asia and Middle East but it is not a terrestrial TV channel. It is in fact a satellite channel and its viewership is limited compared to national TV channels like Doordarshan. Doordarshan is the national TV channel in India and it is going to broadcast world cup hockey 2010 matches. According to the official website of International Hockey Federation, Doordarshan reaches nearly 110 million homes and as a result almost 600 millions people will be able to watch the matches if they want.

In Pakistan, PTV is the national TV channel and it is available in any home with a television set. Pakistan was once the world champion and many people are emotional about this sport in Pakistan. Now, Pakistan cricket team is doing very bad and that is why many people will hope that hockey team can bring some glory for them. I am sure that the millions of people in Pakistan will be in front of their TV sets in the match against India on 28^th February. And if the national team can advance to semi-final stage then surely it will ensure a huge viewership of the semi-final matches. Pakistan last became world cup champion in 1994 and since then in the last three world cup hockey events, all they could manage was that sixth place.

I also like to mention about Super Sports because Super Sports is available all across Africa. I was checking the Super Sports website and I found out that they will broadcast a number of matches of world cup hockey. Especially they will be showing the matches involving South Africa. On 28^th February, South Africa is going to play against Spain.

As for other TV channels, I am giving the list from international hockey federation websites:

- Ten Sports (cable and satellite; India Subcontinent) – all matches live

- Astro Super sports (cable and satellite; Malaysia, Indonesia) – all matches live

- Starhub – (cable and satellite, Singapore) – all matches live or delayed

- PTV (terrestrial, Pakistan) – PAK matches and final

- NOS (terrestrial, Netherlands)– extended daily highlights and live coverage of selected matches

- Sport 1 (cable and satellite,  Netherlands) – all matches live

- Teledeportes (digital terrestrial, Spain) – ESP matches and final

- Sport Digital (cable and satellite, Germany) – schedule TBC

- ARD/ZDF (terrestrial, Germany) – extended news

- Deutsche Welle (worldwide) – extended news

- Zee (cable and satellite; UK) – all matches live 

- Cricket Plus (cable and satellite; USA and Canada) – all matches live and delayed

- ESPN Sur – (cable and satellite; Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay) – all Argentina matches plus final

- SKY SPORTS – (cable and satellite, New Zealand) – NZ matches and final

- FOX  Sports (cable and satellite, Australia) – AUS matches and final

- Showtime – (cable and satellite; Middle East) – all matches live

- Supersports (cable and satellite, pan-Africa) – RSA matches and final

In the above list, perhaps you can see that in England, Zee will telecast the matches. In Germany, it is Sport Digital and ARD/ZDF. In USA, and Canada, it is Cricket Plus. In Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay the TV channel will be the ESPN Sur. In New Zealand it is Sky Sports and in Australia it is Fox Sports.

Here, I like to say few words about the TV coverage of World cup hockey 2010. I am very happy that it is to being covered by a record number of channels. However, I felt disappointed in the absence of some notable TV channels like Sky Sports in England and ESPN in USA. I really wish that International Hockey Federation can come up with these major TV channels in UK and USA. They are very popular and they reach in huge audience.

I saw a news in Geo Super website of Pakistan that many sports journalist protested after they could not cover training seasons of different team. This kind of incident should not be repeated because hockey is gradually becoming a dying sport. It has lost popularity in traditional strong holds like India and Pakistan. So, International Hockey Federation officials should remember that they must try to work very hard with the media to bring back some of the popularity. Otherwise, in near future the sports may die.

I hope that you will be able to watch the hockey matches live. If you are anyway interested about this sport then try to watch as many matches as possible because this is becoming a dying match and if you watch more then advertisers will be interested to spend more money on this sport.